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The Haunted Mansion

Play trailer Poster for The Haunted Mansion PG Released Nov 26, 2003 1h 28m Kids & Family Comedy Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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14% Tomatometer 139 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) is accused by his wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), of neglecting his son (Marc John Jefferies) and daughter (Aree Davis), so he takes the family on a vacation. Along the way, the family stops off at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell, only to discover it's haunted by Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) ; his stern butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp) ; and two other servants who need some help breaking a curse.
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Neither scary nor funny, The Haunted Mansion is as lifeless as the ghosts in the movie.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Go on the Disney ride instead. It's over sooner. Rated: 1/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper [I]t's dreadful. Dec 8, 2003 Full Review Brian Parks Village Voice Rob Minkoff has directed a movie that's nearly laughless and nowhere near as frightening as what's happened to Eddie Murphy's career. Dec 2, 2003 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The cleverness is at a minimum; few things stand out as memorable or inventive or shocking. Rated: 5/10 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's an Abbott and Costello film without those likeable comedians, who had a great career in such dumb comedies. Rated: C Jul 29, 2023 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Writer David Berenbaum, who created the wonderfully subversive Elf, here produces a leaden script too scary for many youngsters and too moralising and saccharine for those over 10. Rated: 2/5 Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nereyda Jaimes it was funny a great family movie to watch with the kids Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Benjamin S It’s first act was mostly dialogue and didn’t really make an effort to establish strong enough emotional motivation, display enough ghostly mischief, or meaningful character interactions. The second act feels like filler. The most it attempts to be entertaining in the first two thirds is a few cgi moments and relying on Tiffany Haddish doing Tiffany Haddish schtick. It becomes actually entertaining after the first hour. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review FAN It was fun to be swept away into this movie and never think about anything else! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review denise b This was a great family movie! I really enjoyed it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review Justin T This is not really bad but not good either. There is some fan service but not as well done as the 2023 version. It's actually pretty slow with too much time where nothing really happens. The mausoleum is pretty intense and the ending is fun but not a lot else happens. The child actors are noticeably worse than the adults at acting which is fine. The characters are all basic and similar. There are some funny moments which helped me not lose attention. There certainly are worse ways to spend 85 minutes, I didn't hate it but it's below average. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Damian C I don't give a damn what other people think, Eddie Murphy & the other actors worked hard on this movie, and they tried to copy as much as the ride as possible, they got the singing statues, the hitchhiker ghosts, the madam in the crystal ball 🔮, & etc, so to anyone who thinks this movie is bad, than i can't help or y'all are more heartless than,.....well i can't think of a villain from Disney,Pixar, or Universal that's as heartless. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rob Minkoff

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Eddie Murphy

Jim Evers

Terence Stamp

Ramsley

Wallace Shawn

Ezra

Marsha Thomason

Sara

Jennifer Tilly

Madame Leota

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The Haunted Mansion

Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) asks Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, right) for advice. Jim (Eddie Murphy, left), aides Ezra (Wallace Shawn, center) and Emma (Dina Waters, right) give a "hand" to Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, center right). When grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize, these four singing busts like to harmonize - with Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) and his son, Michael (Marc John Jefferies, right) for an audience. The grand staircase is just the beginning of the mansion's hidden secrets. Director Rob Minkoff (left), with Eddie Murphy (center left), Marsha Thomason (right rear), Aree Davis (right center), and Marc John Jefferies (right foreground). Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker, left) hides a secret that involves Jim's wife, Sara Evers (Marsha Thomason, right). Production Designer John Myhre (right) and supervising art director Tomas Voth (left) were charged with building the forty-foot-tall mansion and all its sets. Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, center left) brings the family - wife Sara (Marsha Thomason, center), son Michael (Marc John Jefferies, center right), and daughter Megan (Aree Davis, right) to the mansion. Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd (right) gets a hand from one particularly ghastly creation. Costume designer Mona May (right) was charged with dressing all the ghouls. View more photos

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Synopsis Workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) is accused by his wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), of neglecting his son (Marc John Jefferies) and daughter (Aree Davis), so he takes the family on a vacation. Along the way, the family stops off at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell, only to discover it's haunted by Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) ; his stern butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp) ; and two other servants who need some help breaking a curse.
Director
Rob Minkoff
Producer
Don Hahn, Andrew Gunn
Screenwriter
David Berenbaum, David Berenbaum
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Gunn Films, Doom Buggy Productions, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Language|Frightening Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$75.8M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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